1940-1949

John Rodgers Airport was turned over to the military after December 7, 1941. When the airport was returned, the Territory utilized the terminal and other facilities that had been built. Recognizing the importance of the airport for commercial travel, the airport was renamed Honolulu Airport, and later Honolulu International Airport. The airport had two interisland carriers and two domestic carriers, as well as international carriers landing at the facility along Lagoon Drive.

Hickam Field is adjacent to Honolulu International Airport, and the two share runways under a joint use agreement. On December 7, 1941 Hickam was nearly complete, and suffered tremendous damage and loss of life.

Other airports on the island of Oahu in the 1940s were at Ala Moana, Bellows Field (Waimanalo), Dillingham Field, Ewa, Haleiwa, Kahuku, Kipapa, Kualoa, Mokuleia, Naval Air Station Barbers Point, Naval Air Station Ewa, and Naval Air Station Kaneohe.